Rustic Weddings…

Are you fed up with the fuss of a conventional wedding?

Are you looking something a little different to the usual?

Something full of laughter, merriment and FUN,

a wedding day that doesn't cost the earth?

If you have answered 'Yes' to any of the above…you've come to the right place!

At Huntstile Farm we know the meaning of a relaxed and friendly atmosphere - it's how we live. You can hold your wedding reception here in the farmhouse for up to 50 guests or in our events marquee in the farm garden for up to 100. We have straw bales, tables & benches available for seating and dining outside too. (Booking & Prices)
	RUSTIC WEDDINGS We can deliver you to church in our lovely wedding tractor, with trailer with straw bales & then entertain you afterwards with a Barn Dance in the evening or a Ho-Down - or how about a Medieval Banquet with jugglers, stilt walkers & fire eaters or maybe an Irish Theme - you name it and we can provide it at Huntstile!
HAND-FASTINGS In 2005 we built the Stone Circle for Fran & Rachel's Druid hand-fasting ceremony. Built from ancient staddle stones, the Circle lies on the edge of a wood upon a hilltop with breathtaking views across the county. (We even have a Druid priestess to perform the ceremony if required)	photo by Kevin White Photography

FOOD
There is a wide choice of MENU available - from a simple finger buffet to a massive pig roast with salad & roast potatoes, from a medieval banquet to fully organic speciality 5 courses. We can also provide a fully licensed bar. Catering for vegetarian, vegan and wheat free diets too - please ask for more details.

 

ACCOMMODATION
There is accommodation available at the farmhouse for you and your guests; we have 5 double bedrooms & 2 twins, one of which is the romantic Panelled Room, with its four-poster bed and elegant furnishings. (see Accommodation page)
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CAMPING
There is a camping field next to the farmhouse and the ECOTENT project in the valley, which has 5 permanently erected & furnished Tepee tents (subject to availability). If you prefer, your celebration party can be held in the ECOTENT field using the events marquee. Generators can be hired for the day to supply electricity for lighting and music. Tables & benches, straw bales are all available for hire to accommodate seating & dining.

LOVE ROMANCE … Casual or Formal - the choice is yours
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BOOKINGS & PRICES
Please telephone or email Lizzie to check availability, if you can come and visit us it will give you a much better picture of what we can offer you…

We have two basic options, there's not much difference between them price-wise but the flexibility is there for you and, if you have friends or family arriving the evening before your wedding, this will help you towards the hire charges. The first costing will give you exclusive use of the farm (apart from us workers of course!) These are a starting point for you to build upon - anything is possible!

Option 1: Exclusive Hire £2500
Exclusive hire of Huntstile Farmhouse accommodation for Friday & Saturday nights including: The Panelled Room (king-size bed, en-suite shower room), the Blue Room (king-size + 1 single bed) shares a bathroom with: the Cream Room (twin beds), the Apple Loft (king-size bed + 1 single en-suite shower room + 2 bunks) & the Cider House (king-size bed, en-suite shower room + 2 bunks if required). Breakfasts are also included for guestsstaying in the farmouse accommodation.

If you choose this option, then we can offer you the use of the gardens, garden frame marquee*(see below), bar-b-ques, camping area at the top of the garden & in adjacent field & the use of the 2 rooms on the ground floor of the farmhouse for an additional £500.

Option 2: Wedding Reception £1500
For the hire of the gardens, 2 rooms on the ground floor of the house, 1 double bedroom in the house, use of the stone circle, camping area at the top of garden & in adjacent field site for the day & evening of the wedding allowing for two days setting up & decoration in preparation and a day to remove marquees etc.
Additional rooms required will be charged extra and any rooms that are not booked may be let to guests not attending your wedding.

Booking & Deposit
If you decide you like what you see and would like to book, we require the Option 1 or Option 2 payment as a deposit upon booking - please note this is non-refundable and will secure your weekend for you. All other monies are to be paid one month prior to your celebrations taking place. Please note that due to increased food inflation prices are subject to change.

Info…
All food is bought locally and organic where possible (if you require fully organic then please contact us for prices). We use paper napkins and include cutlery, crockery and seating for up to 50 guests. Any additional tables, chairs, cutlery, crockery, glasses, linen napkins etc. will need to be hired in at cost, which we can organise for you. We will provide a hot water urn, tea, herbs teas, coffee, milk & sugar for your guests to make themselves hot drinks during the day and I can also supply drinking water & glasses (if you prefer, we can supply waitresses for this purpose). If you are using the 2 ground floor rooms we can provide sofas and chairs in one of them for any guests who may like to sit quietly for a while, which is usually a good idea for guests who wish to take a bit of time out from the party.
For those wishing to use the Stone Circle, we provide our own confetti which is 100% natural & bio-degradable, there is ample provided for everyone.

Additional charges if required:

Marquee* (included in Option 1 but not in Option 2- prices as below)
We have a party frame marquee (new this year) 20 x 60ft that we can erect on the back lawn. The marquee is in 3 sections laced together, so if you only require 20 x 20ft or 20 x 40ft that will be fine. The cost of hiring the basic marquee with no decoration is £250 for 20 x 20ft, £350 for 20 x 40ft or £500 for 20 x 60ft. You are welcome to hire your own marquee from another supplier all we would require from you is a public liability insurance note from them to cover any accident that may happen. There are swags and linings that you can hire from South West Marquees.

Food
We have a wide selection of menus available at the farm, ranging from a simple buffet or carvery to a full-blown 5 course medieval banquet. All food is bought locally and organic where possible. On a per head basis, our prices begin at £9 per head for a simple buffet, £5.00 for cream teas, pig roasts from £6.50 and go on up to £50 per head for a full-on Medieval Banquet with wandering minstrels, stilt walkers, jesters, jugglers & fire-eaters.
Organic catering available on request, prices may differ. We can also provide a fully licensed bar. (see below for price & menu illustrations)

Waitresses
We can supply waitress service for you if would like the champagne, cream teas or buffet served, this is provided at £6.50 per hour per waitress.

Alcohol & soft drinks
We can provide a fully licensed bar for your celebrations. If you would prefer to supply your own drinks we do not charge corkage. If you would like us to run a bar on your behalf this can be arranged, we can supply bar staff ( x 2 min.) and glasses (hired at cost price) with notice. The charges for bar staff are as follows :

£8.50 per hour until 11pm & £17 per hour after 11pm.

NB If we are providing a full licensed paying bar the staff are not charged

Loos
Someone once said to me that you can never have enough loos at a wedding - and it's true! We have one downstairs toilet for guest use and require hiring in Portaloos for over 35 guests at the rate of 1 per 50 guests. These are charged to you at £50 each, available from Brandon Tool hire Bridgwater 01278 425542. Brandon's also hire out generators, lights etc. They will deliver and collect.

Stone Circle
If you wish to celebrate a hand-fasting, the Stone Circle including transport to and from for guests can be arranged for you at a cost of £225. The ceremony can include friends and family, however if you wish to employ the services of an experienced hand-fastener we can recommend several for you.

Telephone Numbers & Links : Remember to book music as EARLY as possible!

" For lots of fab eco-friendly ideas http://www.eco-wedding.com
" Loo Hire, Generators etc: Brandon Tool Hire, Bridgwater: 01278 425542
" Catering Hire (tables, plates etc.) 01278 422666
Music & Entertainers:
" Huntstile's favourite band is SNAPPA (approx £550) SNAPPA's Mick: 07890 149661, Their website is http://www.snappa.co.uk (use Internet Explorer as it doesn't work through Firefox for some reason)
" The Cosmic Sausages - definitely the best, funniest, amazing all round performers in the world! (probably) about £1200 + worth every penny - Simon from the Sausages no: 07939047780
" Mr Doo (he's FAB! but very busy) 01684 561926 or 07785 394964 (about £300 per day) he'll stilt walk, uni-cycle, juggle - or all 3!
" Sally Mann @ Fuse Performance 01458 259638 (from £200)
"Bridgwater Jazz Collective" - function band playing a range of jazz standards. From £500 depending on length of time required. 07786176123

To check availability & organise a visit please telephone or email Lizzie:

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